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39 hours per week
Location: Central London
Fixed term ending on 31st March 2025
Dynamic? Effective? Creative?
Passionate about supporting young people with a learning disability to navigate the complex pathways of choosing their future? We are looking for you!
At Unity Works, our vision is an inclusive world where people with a learning disability who want to work, can work.
Join us as we start up our pioneering programme funded through UKSPF focusing on empowering young individuals with a learning disability who are currently, or at risk of, becoming NEET to find their future pathway.
This new service aims to offer a holistic, person centred approach to supporting individuals navigate this challenging period in juggling expectations of others and establishing their own identity and goals. We are looking for a team of innovative and empowering individuals who are defiant in their approach to helping young people build their strengths, define their aspirations, and achieve greatness.
The Role
This is a multifaceted role aiming to foster independence, confidence and resilience in the individuals supported by the project. Managing a caseload of up to 40 individuals the role will be offering 1:1 counselling and coaching, facilitating group sessions, delivering travel training and other skills development workshops information and guidance related to Health and Wellbeing. Working alongside our employment advisor this role will be using clinical expertise to focus on the wider aspects of the young persons life considering
- Mental health and wellbeing, including anxiety and depression.
- Coping strategies aiding emotional regulation.
- Building confidence and a ‘circle of support.’
- Practical skills around travel/commuting, digital inclusion, budgeting.
Why Us?
Unity Works is a small team with a big heart.
Our staff utilize their dedication, expertise, and backgrounds to tackle the obstacles faced by individuals with a learning disability. Ensuring that they have access to equal opportunities for securing and maintaining fulfilling employment.
Our work is hugely rewarding and fulfilling.
We prioritize work-life balance, offering family friendly policies and flexible working hours.
We provide various mental health and well-being support options, ensuring the holistic care of our staff team.
From annual leave to birthdays off, pension schemes, retail and health discount schemes (such as Blue Light Care, cashback schemes, cycle2work) supporting our staff to excel in their role is crucial.
Access to a range of development & training opportunities to further progress your career
Why You?
As Health & Wellbeing champion you will understand the difficulties and complexities of emotions, choices, and pressure that young people face today.
You will be using your experience in coaching or mentoring people with learning disabilities or young people to be part of their journey in transitioning through to adulthood and shaping their own future.
You recognize the inter-connectivity of all areas of wellbeing and the health-related factors for unemployment/economic inactivity and how this can impact on confidence and resilience.
You will have a toolbox of resources to support and guide along the way equipping individuals with the skills to develop their independence, empowering young people to choose their own pathway.
Your compassion and drive to support within a trauma informed approach will enable individuals to find their themselves and find their strengths.
You will be a keen team player, working collectively to reduce the negative statistics regarding employment for individuals with a learning disability and working towards positive change and increased opportunities for this much marginalized community.
Unity Works understands the collective impact a diverse and inclusive team can bring. That is why we welcome applicants from all cultures, background and experiences. As a disability confident leader we support the guaranteed interview scheme and use of the governments Access to Work scheme.
This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. For purposes of this act, you must declare any convictions or cautions that you have received, including these that would otherwise be spent. This role is subject to a relevant DBS check should you be offered the position.
For more details or to apply for this role please contact Laura Murphy on
07814 875 544 / laura.murphy@unityworks.org.uk
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